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                        | (84) | Designated Contracting States: |  
                        |  | AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |  
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                        | (30) | Priority: | 09.12.1998 US 111640 P 08.12.1999 US 457931
 
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                        | (71) | Applicant: Vistagen, Inc. |  
                        |  | Burlingame, CA 94010 (US) |  
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                        | (72) | Inventor: |  
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                              SNODGRASS, H., RalphSan Mateo, CA 94403 (US)
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                        | (74) | Representative: Goldin, Douglas Michael |  
                        |  | J.A. KEMP & CO.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ
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